How To Pay Taxes

Officers of the
Timor-Leste Revenue Service are not authorized to receive payments from
taxpayers.

Pay Taxes at a BNU
Branch

To pay taxes in Timor-Leste you are
required to:

1. Complete 3 copies of the
relevant monthly taxes form or annual income tax form, and

2. Deliver these forms and the
amount of tax to be paid to a branch of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU).

BNU
will stamp the forms:

1. One copy will be retained for
the Timor-Leste Revenue Service, and

2. The other will be returned to
you for your records.

Pay
Electronically

Taxes may also be paid
electronically using Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).

You may
transfer USD to:

Bank: The Federal Reserve Bank of
New York

33 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10045

Swift Code: FRNYUS33

Beneficiary: Central Bank of
Timor-Leste

Account Number: 021080740

Or AUD to:

Bank: Reserve Bank of Australia

Account name: Central Bank of
Timor-Leste

BSB: 092 – 002

Account number: 81731 – 3

When
making your payment please provide the following reference details:

Taxpayer
Name

TIN

Year,
and

Tax
Type.

Note
that your completed income tax form will still need to be sent to the National
Directorate Domestic Tax with ‘electronic payment’ marked on the payment advice
section on the last page of the form.

Contact
Timor-Leste Revenue Services if you need further advice on this method of
payment.